MicroLED displays: the patent landscape reflects the dynamism of the sector

Extracted from: MicroLED Displays : Intellectual Property Landscape report, Yole Développement & KnowMade – January 2018 OUTLINES: Which companies own patents in microLED display? What are their major thrust areas and portfolio strength? MicroLED industry : a broad range of actors. Transfer and display structure dominate, while defect management surprisingly falls behind. A complex supply[…]

RF acoustic wave filters: who has the best IP position to face the 4G to 5G transition?

Extracted from: RF Acoustic Wave Filters: Patent Landscape Analysis report | RF Front End Modules and Components for Cellphones report | Smartphone RF Front-End Module Review – Yole Group of Companies, 2017 OUTLINES: The upcoming 5G communication technology is creating a new order in the communication market. Acoustic wave filter IP dynamics are changing. There[…]

The semiconductor industry, an attractive playground for patent trolls

“WiLAN is probably the major threat to semiconductor companies”, announces Nicolas Baron, CEO & co-founder of KnowMade. Indeed, during 2015, this PLC  (or patent troll) acquired lot of patents from semiconductor companies including Infineon Technologies/Qimonda, Freescale and more. The company also filed patent litigations involving these assets several months later. The KnowMade’s patent litigation risk[…]

What is behind Consumer Physics’ SCiO Spectrometer success?

For a long time, spectral analysis of materials has been limited to academic research. Everyday application of this type of analysis could bring new interactions in areas including food, fitness and medication. Starting with a crowdfunding campaign, and following the path of companies like FLIR, Consumer Physics, which was formerly Verifood Ltd., has created the[…]